thousands turn out to protest against the federal budget

21 May 2014

Thousands of people turned out in major cities across Australia on Sunday in protest against the Liberal Party’s budget.(Click below to hear audio report.)

They protested in response to what has been criticised as an attack on low income earners, among other things. Proposals in the budget included the introduction of a $7 ‘co-payment’ for visits to the GP, the deregulation of university fees, introduction of a fuel levy, changes to welfare and other controversial measures.

In Sydney, crowds were estimated at around 10,000 people in a largely peaceful demonstration.